Summary

  • Wales host France at the Principality Stadium in the fourth round of Six Nations games

  • Teams exchange penalties before Anthony Jelonch scores game's first try

  • Wales improve and kick two penalties through Dan Biggar to reduce the deficit

  • Melvyn Jaminet kicks second-half penalty to extend lead to four points

  • Wales push France all the way but cannot break French resistance in second half

  1. Postpublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2022

    Wales 9-13 France

    Tom Shanklin
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    All or nothing now. This is Wales' last chance. Get the ball to Cuthbert, Rees-Zammit and let them go.

  2. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    There's a break in play as a couple of French players receive treatment.

    Wales have a scrum midway through their half, with only 38 seconds left on the clock.

    Winning the game from here would be a minor miracle.

  3. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Maxime Lucu's box-kick is caught by Gareth Anscombe, who calls a mark and sets Louis Rees-Zammit off on a run.

    The problem for Wales is that they're still deep inside their own half.

    A French knock-on gives Wales a scrum. This is their last chance.

  4. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    This is how France want to see out this game now. Patient phase play, keeping the ball and keeping it in Wales' half.

  5. Missed penaltypublished at 78 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Melvyn Jaminet's penalty drifts wide but the ball is still deep inside the Welsh half and there's less than three minutes to play now.

  6. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC One

    Two big moments - the intercept and then that turnover.

  7. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    France's fans are loving life at the moment. They're making all the noise.

    Remember, even as the rugby powerhouse they are, France have not won a Six Nations Grand Slam since 2010.

    They'll be one win away if they can see out this victory.

    Melvyn Jaminet lines up a penalty near the halfway line. This could clinch it.

  8. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Tom Shanklin
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Wales just looked a bit lost in that phase play. Another chance lost.

  9. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    You get the sense this game is finally slipping away from Wales. That might have been their last chance.

    France win another turnover near the halfway line. They keep coming up trumps in the big moments.

  10. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Another massive moment for France's defence.

    Dan Biggar runs out of options and his delayed pass only finds Romain Ntamack.

    Wales' tacklers don't roll away, they're penalised and France kick to touch in the Welsh half.

  11. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Cries of 'Allez les Bleus' ring around the Principality Stadium as the French fans get behind their team for a huge defensive set.

    Wales keep coming, France keep tackling.

  12. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Joe Worsley
    Former England forward on BBC One

    Dupont is off - big call.

    The guy coming on is one of the most intelligent rugby players in France - a good man to try to bring this game home for the French.

  13. Replacementpublished at 72 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    France captain Antoine Dupont is replaced by Maxime Lucu. What a time to replace the best player in the world.

  14. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Wales have a penalty near the halfway line, or the option of a scrum near France's 22.

    They opt for the scrum. Huge moment.

  15. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Joe Worsley
    Former England forward on BBC One

    The Welsh aren't attacking well enough to get that go-forward.

    They are forced to kick because the ball carriers aren't effective enough.

  16. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Tom Shanklin
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Live

    France are rattled. They're barely attacking, compare that to the first 20 minutes.

  17. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    France seem to want to turn this into a kicking contest. They're desperately hanging on to their lead.

  18. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC One

    And that's the key stat.

  19. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Eddie Butler
    Six Nations commentator on BBC One

    Wales have done everything in this second half but score.

  20. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Wales 9-13 France

    Dan Biggar kicks low across the ground and into touch for a French line-out just outside their 22.

    Time is ticking away for Wales but they're still in this game.